Sr. Anna Ali was born on 29th December 1966 at Kipkelion in Kericho district as the first born child of the late Ali Abdulrahmani and Prisca Nyambura.
She attended Kipkelion Primary School and Koru Girls Secondary School where she obtained her Form Four Certificate. She entered the convent in 1986 in the Pious Union of Jesus the Good Shepherd Congregation. She made her first religious profession on 7th September 1991 in Rome. While in Rome she had her first vision of Jesus in early August 1987. On Corpus Christi Thursday 1988, Jesus appeared to Sister Anna Ali in tears of blood. On both occasions she requested Jesus if she could photograph Him since she could not draw. Jesus allowed Himself to be photographed by Sr. Anna and gave the following reasons:
"Listen to Me. I am above this earth. I allow Myself to be seen after many warnings" (12.15 a.m., 3rd April 1988); "I make Myself visible in order to bring back souls" (10th April 1988);
